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A Lancaster junior-high teacher has been arrested and
charged with engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.

Brian A. Barr, 26, of Lancaster, a science teacher
and football coach at Thomas Ewing Junior High School, is charged with unlawful sexual conduct with
a minor.

Barr was arrested Oct. 20, a week after the girl’s
father contacted police and said his daughter had sex with an older man.

Barr, who has pleaded not guilty, has been held in
the Fairfield County jail since his arrest, unable to post a $50,000 bond.

Police obtained cellphones used by the girl as part
of their investigation. Barr is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on
Friday.

Superintendent Rob Walker said today that Barr has
been placed on paid leave pending an investigation. The third-year teacher faces termination and
the loss of his teaching license if he is convicted of an offense that violates the district’s “
zero tolerance” code of conduct for employees, Walker said.

Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor is a
third-degree felony punishable by one to five years in prison.